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Inhalation or nasal corticosteroids and prevalence of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression in HIV-infected patients

Completed
Conditions
adrenal insufficiency
10001353
Registration Number
NL-OMON42012
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

- Receive a treatment for HIV-infection
- > 18 years old
- Current usage of inhalation or nasal corticosteroids
- Willing to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- Known adrenal insufficiency
- Concurrent use of topical corticosteroids, usage of oral corticosteroids in the last three months. Intramuscular or intra-articular corticosteroid injections in the last year.
- Contra-indications for tetracosactide: allergy for tetracosactide, Cushings*s syndrome, refractory heart failure, peptic ulcer, acute psychosis, adrenogenital syndrome
- Pregnant female or breast-feeding female.
- Use of oral contraceptives, since these can heighten the cortisol-binding globulin

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Proportions of persons with a low morning plasma cortisol or low cortisol after<br /><br>an ACTH stimulation test.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>b. Proportions of persons with a low morning plasma cortisol or low cortisol<br /><br>after an ACTH stimulation test, stratified e.g. by kind of inhalation<br /><br>corticosteroid, dosage of local corticosteroid and use/no use of CYp3A4<br /><br>inhibitor.<br /><br>c. Correlation between cortisol in plasma and hair cortisol. </p><br>
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